Book of eli director interview blind

Published in Jan. Night Shyamalan. Gary has written for video games and comics and he also worked on the upcoming feature film Star Wars: Rogue Onewhich unfortunately he is strictly forbidden from discussing.

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Book of eli director interview blind

Though the film itself is a completely original story, "The Book of Eli" is the post-apocalyptic brainchild of a self professedly geeky imagination raised on comic books, video games and sci-fi television. Screenwriter Gary Whitta spoke Friday at WonderCon about the genesis of the project and what the film will mean for his own genre work in the future. As a longtime writer for magazines PC Gamer and ACE, Whitta knew from a very young age that he was going to transform his creative loves into gainful employment, saying, "It was very satisfying when I got my first job writing about video games and could go to my mother and say, 'See, I told you! It was a mixed blessing, then, when Whitta lost his job and finally made the decision to push his dreams one step further, aiming to become a writer in the style of a personal hero, "Dark Knight" and "Blade" screenwriter David Goyer, bringing a cinematic weight to genre pieces. That's how long I thought I'd give myself. Quickly cranking out a half dozen screenplays, "each one slightly less awful than the last," Whitta knew he was in the right place when he paired with the same creative management company as Brian Michael Bendis. Backed with a bevy of scripts including some "so bad no one will ever see" , Whitta made his move on Hollywood. The idea for "The Book of Eli," however, came from a somewhat unusual source; A friend of Whitta's held annual Halloween party, going with a theme one year of post-apocalyptic films. What are you gonna do? Go as 'The Postman?

He is just absolutely true-blue, good guy. That's how he learn braille. That it has this cinematic vibe to it.

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The world is barely inhabitable with some regions covered in ash and others nothing but a barren wasteland of its former self. However, the titular Eli traverses this world on a mission alone. Between the natural hazards of the world and groups of marauders terrorizing anyone seemingly weaker than them, this is no easy task. The Book of Eli isn't the first post-apocalyptic film , and it won't be the last. However, it is one of the few that delivers a compelling twist ending that audiences can see coming if they pay attention. It's an ending that does more than deliver some shock value to the film, unlike some M. Night Shyamalan movies.

Book of eli director interview blind

Godforsaken, many would call this dystopian earth. But God is not gone, nor forgotten. For Eli carries, along with his gloves and guns and cruel, broad blade, something special. Something sacred. In the age gone by, Bibles were burned by the bushel. They caused the War that tore a hole through the sky, the people said. It must be destroyed—wiped from the face of the earth.

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I was talking to Hugh and Andy because I was going to go in that direction. When something falls short of expectations, the media descends upon it like a pack of vultures. Mark did Kingsman: Secret Service and Kickass and Wanted and a bunch of cool comic books that get turned into movies, and this is the next one. They can do whatever they want. She was terribly mistreated by her dad. The book definitely took me by surprise more than once for sure. I ended up doing two rounds of publicity on it. When she asked if he thought anyone lived there, he said he 'had no idea' I tend to be hostile to religious film like that, but I really like The Book of Eli. Eli , by that standard, was actually relatively fast. We know that it really, really motivates people. They did a great job with it. Gary, do you have any other projects you want to mention?

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There has to be some dark side to him. Part of the reason that the Bibles had all been wiped out is because people recognized it as one of the reasons why the world had gone to shit. Thankfully, Denzel Washington, who was attracted to the project for those very elements, came to Whitta's rescue and demanded that he be brought back aboard, allowing him to see the script through to the very final stage. It can become quite predictable. They changed very little about the script that I wrote. I was tremendously inspired by the game magazines that I would read voraciously when I was growing up. Indra was my way of trying to figure out what I thought we meant when we talked about a strong female character. Visit geeksguideshow. But, my hand basically got forced by the fact that I was laid off. So, I thought, I can at least do that. They did a great job with it.